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Contractor says Dubai tram will meet 2014 deadline
Dubai’s long awaited Al Sufouh tram will meet its deadline of November 2014, according to the main contractor. The consortium of firms working on the project said they have now received outstanding payments from 2009, after the government secured a $675m financing deal for the project’s first phase.
Dubai’s Al Sufouh Tram project back on track
Work on the construction of Al Sufouh Tram in Dubai is resuming after the Department of Finance yesterday announced it had secured the bank funding.
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On completion, the tram will link with the Dubai Metro at three stations along Sheikh Zayed Road and will also tie-up with the monorail on the Palm Jumeirah. Authorities say the line will include 25 vehicles each capable of carrying 400 passengers.
RTA awards 18-year maintenance contract for Al Safouh Tramway to Alstom at AED 851 mn
The Roads ‘&’ Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded a 13-year maintenance contract for Al Safouh Tramway to a consortium comprised of the French Alstom Co. and the Emirati-Belgian Cofely-Besix Co., including an option for a five-year extension. The total value of the contract amounts to AED 851 million.
No change to launch date of troubled Dubai tram: RTA
Dubai’s transport agency has no plans to push back the completion date for the city’s Al Sufouh tram, despite a construction slowdown on the project caused by funding woes, an official said. The 14km tram has seen building work slow after the emirate’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA’s) struggled to meet the project’s payment schedule.
Dubai tram project still strangled by liquidity woes
Dubai’s long-awaited Al Sufouh tram project could see its launch date delayed further as liquidity woes continue to slow construction, Arabian Business has learned. The consortium of firms behind the 14km tram scaled back work in the wake of the global crisis as Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) struggled to meet its payments.
Dubai ruler approves Al Sufouh tram designs
The first phase of Dubai’s latest transport scheme, which will be the world’s first tram that runs with ground power feeding on the entire line without need for electrical overhead wires, is set for completion in 2014.
Shaikh Mohammed launches Sufouh Tram in Dubai
His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has inaugurated the station and vehicle model for Al Sufouh Tram in Dubai, which is the world’s first tram that runs with ground power feeding on the entire line without need for electrical air wires.
